SIARAD - Stammers6
Instances of dechrau

322HEUoedd (we)di dechrau hynna ddoe neu ddim +/ .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP yesterdayyesterday.ADV oror.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM
  he'd started that yesterday, or, not...
340BLW+< dw (ddi)m yn trio dechrau fightCE !
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN fightfight.SV.INFIN.[or].might.SV.INFIN+SM.[or].bight.N.SG+SM
  I'm not trying to start a fight!
584IFA+< be # yn [/] yn dechrau (y)r ganrif (fe)lly ?
  whatwhat.INT inPRT.[or].in.PREP inPRT startbegin.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF centurycentury.N.F.SG+SM thusso.ADV
  what, at the start of the century, then?
586IFAdechrau (y)r ganrif ## <ta twentie(th)@s:eng> [//] ta ugeinfed ganrif ti meddwl ?
  startbeginning.N.M.SG.[or].begin.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF centurycentury.N.F.SG+SM orbe.IM twentiethtwentieth.ORD orbe.IM twentiethtwentieth.ADJ centurycentury.N.F.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  the start of the century, or the twentieth century, do you mean?
692IFA+< wellCE oedd [//] <ond &g oedd o (y)n> [//] <ond oedd (y)na> [//] timod yn dechrau <oedd (y)na> [?] lwyth o sôn <oedd o> [/] <oedd o (y)n> [/] <oedd o> [///] <pan wnaeth hi ddod> [//] erCE <pan ddoth> [//] pan <ddôth [?] hi &g> [//] <ddôth hi> [/] ddôth i weithio i [=? fi] ddechrau efo hi # <oedd (y)na lwyth o> [/] <oedd (y)na> [/] oedd (y)na lwyth mwy o bres wsti doedd ?
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES inPRT startbegin.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV loadtribe.N.M.SG+SM.[or].load.N.M.SG+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S talkmention.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S whenwhen.CONJ do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM IMer.IM whenwhen.CONJ come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM whenwhen.CONJ come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM toI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV loadtribe.N.M.SG+SM.[or].load.N.M.SG+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV loadtribe.N.M.SG+SM.[or].load.N.M.SG+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  well, but it was.. . but there was.. . you know at the start there was loads of talk that.. . when she came.. . came to work at the start, there was loads of.. . there was loads more money, you know, wasn't there?
755IFAond mae (we)di dechrau deud bod nhw (we)di wneud balls_upsE o_blaen do ?
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM balls_upsunk beforebefore.ADV yesyes.ADV.PAST
  but he's started to say that they've made balls-ups before, hasn't he?
1074BLWo'n i meddwl na A_SE oedd o (y)n y dechrau wedyn +.. .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRT(n)or.CONJ A_Sname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG thenafterwards.ADV
  I thought it was AS to start with, and then...
1481HEU(a)chos oedd GrahamCE (we)di dechrau &me meddwl na afal fawr oedd o neu rywbeth oedd (we)di dechrau fwyta fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Grahamname PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRT(n)or.CONJ appleapple.N.M.SG bigbig.ADJ+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because Graham had started to think it was a big apple or something, he'd had started eating it.
1481HEU(a)chos oedd GrahamCE (we)di dechrau &me meddwl na afal fawr oedd o neu rywbeth oedd (we)di dechrau fwyta fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Grahamname PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRT(n)or.CONJ appleapple.N.M.SG bigbig.ADJ+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because Graham had started to think it was a big apple or something, he'd had started eating it.

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